European Network for Dialogue Facilitation

National Network
Germany
Address

Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 9 - 0406
Berlin
Germany

Telephone
+49 - (0)30 - 749 22 700
E-Mail
endf@gmx.de
E-Mail (2)
office@dialog-transnational.de
Mobile Phone
+49 - (0)171 - 60 355 28
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2012
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
The European Network for Dialogue Facilitation (ENDF) … is a result of the multilateral project "DIALOGUE - Facilitating Creative Communication" which trained trainers from different countries in dialogue facilitation based on the methodological approach developed by David Bohm and others. It has been founded in 2012 in Meissen, Germany. It is legally registered in the Magistrate's Court of Berlin-Charlottenburg under the number VR 32228 B.   Members are certified dialogue facilitators from 10 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Romania, Spain, Turkey) and dialogue facilitating trainers and researchers with teaching background in universities. All of them practice dialogue facilitation in order to enabling fruitful group communication for common and mutual learning and thinking processes. Sources of funding are different projects financed by public authorities as well as from private sources, donations and membership fees. The budgetary resources available in a year depend from the implementation of funded projects. The extended board consists of 11 experts from different countries. They have built and are active in working groups like research, training of trainers, certification standards for facilitators, quality assurance and ethical standards, summer academies, project development. All of them are dealing in their professional life with the subject of dialogical communication but from different perspectives - like research, teaching, training, facilitating, consulting etc. The board organizes "Training of Trainers for Dialogue Facilitating" in German and English language, seminars, workshops, conferences and other kinds of learning offers.The board members are actively involved in the founding process of a European Dialogue Academy in Strani, Czech Republic, which will offer a place and learning arrangements for dialogical civic education to strengthen European citizenship and international cooperation.
Mission and Objectives

The purpose of the network is education and further education for enhancing dialogical skills of individuals and groups in different fields of practice to promote respectful, tolerant and diversity appreciating attitudes for co-operation of people and organisations on different levels. Promoting dialogical intercultural and interreligious communication for common and mutual learning is one of the main aims.
One of the main purposes of ENDF is transnational cooperation and project work aiming at networking of these experts to spread the message of the benefits of dialogical attitudes and communication.
In developing transnational projects aiming at disseminating the dialogue idea and enlarging the community of certified dialogue facilitators the ENDF tries to enrich the culture of communication in Europe and beyond in different fields. The activities aim at supporting the buildung and strengthening of democracy

Main Projects / Activities

> Offering "Training of Trainers for dialogue Facilitation" based on the approaches of Martin Buber, David       Bohm and further developed by others
> Networking for cooperation with other organisations which promote the same aims, purposes and principles as ENDF
> Cooperation with different organisations outside of Europe to support democracy building and  sustainable development of organisations which empower people by promoting a new quality of communication
> Cooperation with Tunesian organisations to support democracy building by offering Training of Trainers (ToTs)
> Developing projects for applications in EU programmes to cooperate with European partners in different fields to further develop aspects of theoretical, pedagogic and didactic basics for diaalogue processes in different contexts
> Engagement for including of young people to learn and practice dialogical skills and attitudes for designing a peaceful future in partner countries

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We can provide possibilities for Trainings of Trainers for Dialogue Facilitation in intercultural contexts by promoting common and mutual learningabout the subjects which the ALF is dealing with. Further we can offer networking activities and our competence in developing project proposals. 
We can offer presentations of our partners  - especially from Tunisia - in our country and the National ALF Network.
We can contribute to develop a creative communication between people and partners of the national ALF network
We can provide the longtime expertise of our members  for methodological and didactic approaches for further development of dialogical skills in special target groups.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We are convinced that networking between European and Arabic countries is necessary and will strengthen democratic potential of people and organisations of the ALF region.

Contact (1) Full Name
Heidemarie Wünsche-Piétzka
Job Title
President
Head of the organisation
Heidemarie Wünsche-Piétzka
Contact (2) Full Name
Oskar von Homeyer
Job Title (2)
Treasurer